lnmixsurv-package: lnmixsurv: Bayesian Mixture Log-Normal Survival Model

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lnmixsurv: Bayesian Mixture Log-Normal Survival Model

Description

Bayesian Survival models via the mixture of Log-Normal distribution extends the well-known survival models and accommodates different behaviour over time and considers higher censored survival times. The proposal combines mixture distributions Fruhwirth-Schnatter(2006) \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1007/s11336-009-9121-4")}, and data augmentation techniques Tanner and Wong (1987) \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1080/01621459.1987.10478458")}.

Author(s)

Maintainer: Victor Hugo Soares Ney victor.s.ney@gmail.com

Authors:

  • Viviana das Graças Ribeiro Lobo viviana@dme.ufrj.br

  • Thaís Cristina Oliveira da Fonseca

  • Mariane Branco Alves

  • Vitor Capdeville

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lnmixsurv documentation built on Sept. 11, 2024, 7:18 p.m.